WELCOME! We invite you to tour our website to find out more about The Friends and the property which we own and maintain - The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building.

Thank you for your interest and support!

PRINT YOUR OWN TICKETS TO WIN this valuable
"Vermont" hooked rug by Linda Gifkins
 or an original Claude Croney watercolor- 
two great Friends' Annual Raffle Prizes


Print your own raffle tickets and read all about the artists - click here.
 


DRAWING will be on the 4th of July (Winner does not need to be present. Prize can be shipped.) Raffle tickets on sale at the Library starting April 1st or by phone or mail order. Tickets also on sale at the Friends'  Spring Plant Sale and the Friends' booth at the 4th of July Street Fair on the day of the drawing. Przes are on display at the Library, 170 Main Street, Wardsboro.  Email questions or call 802-896-3416.

 

The Friends of the Wardsboro Library, Inc. is an all-volunteer support organization for the public library in Wardsboro, Vermont. We are the only library Friends group in the state of Vermont that owns the town's library building. Therefore, our efforts and the generosity of many donors and sponsors are what keeps the library doors open for every resident of Wardsboro and the neighboring towns.

      Fund raising, especially to create an endowment fund and to preserve and maintain The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building, which houses the public library;

Serving the community by sponsoring educational, cultural, and recreational activities;

Working closely with the library staff and trustees to provide educational resources and to contribute to the cultural and intellectual life of the town and surrounding communities.

 


The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building is the home of the Wardsboro Public Library. Learn more about how the Friends came to own this historic farmhouse and how a small group of townspeople maintain the building without asking for one dollar of local tax revenue.
  
CLICK HERE to go to the Library website for hours and information about the library.

Did you grow a big one? An ugly one? Two funny ones?

All potentially award-winning turnips welcomed at the Gilfeather® Turnip Festival, an annual October fundraising event hosted by the Friends. Buy your seedlings at the Memorial Day Weekend Plant Sale, then enter the results in the Turnip Contest on October 24, 2009 at the Town Hall. 

For details, see the Calendar of Events page.

Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant Awarded:

The Friends of the Wardsboro Library sponsor an annual Art Show on July 4th as well as arranging for local artists to display their works in the library during various times of the year.  The library is handicap-accessible, permitting all members of the community to participate.  The Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant has facilitated the expansion of this program to include art demonstrations, lectures (including art history and various media styles) and children’s programs.  The art gallery system at the Wardsboro Public Library is funded, in part, by theStratton Foundation McCarty Grant www.strattonfoundation.org (802) 297-2096.
The Stratton Foundation was created to enhance the quality of life for residents and dedicated to building community in southwestern Vermont.  The Stratton Foundation provides financial support to non-profit organizations.  The grant was awarded to the Friends of the Wardsboro Library due to the significant impact this project will have on the community and the arts along with an educational component. 
The first of twelve monthly art programs will begin on July 4th at 11:15 a.m. Linda Gifkins is the featured artist at the library for the month of July and she will demonstrate her passion for creating hand-hooked rugs.  Linda will discuss the history of rug hooking in Vermont as well as rug hook organizations.  Several pieces of art will be on display at the library throughout July.  Wardsboro Public Library is open Monday and Thursday 10-1pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 2-7pm and Saturday 9-1pm (802) 896-6988

SCROLL down to see our
new Canvas Totes!

See the complete
 Calendar of Events page.

First Wednesday of
every month
our Friends planning meetings at the Library conference room at 7 PM.
All welcome.

SPRING 
ANNUAL PLANT SALE
& TRUSTEES BAKE SALE
with RAFFLES


SUMMER 
July 4th
CELEBRATION
with SUPER-RAFFLES
BEST RAFFLE EVER - click here to print your own raffle tickets.


MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAYS HOUSE
& GARDEN TOUR
Saturday, August 8th
Back by popular demand!


FALL
GILFEATHER®
TURNIP FESTIVAL
with turnip competitions & RAFFLES


WINTER
HOLIDAY BAZAAR
SANTA'S VISIT
RAFFLES
& BAKE SALE


See the complete Calendar of Events page.

CANVAS TOTES! NEW!
$20

All proceeds benefit the Library's BARN RESTORATION FUND


AVAILABLE COLORS
Blue, Green, Natural Black, Red, Brown
Not shown - Navy, Orange

TREE MOTIF - Fall Leaves, Spring Leaves

DETAILS  Height 11 ½”  x Width 17 ½ “  Bottom expansion - 6”

One outside side pocket 9” deep x 4 ½ “ wide (suitable for water bottle); Inside double pocket 5 ½ “ wide x 7 ½ deep (suitable for cell phone, etc.)

Two Black canvas handles on all colors

100% Canvas Polyester with waterproof plastic lining

Machine embroidered by Christine Recca for the Friends of the Wardsboro Library

AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY

Our Best Seller

Wardsboro, VT - Exposing the Past

A 125-page photo book of historic images of the town and surrounding landscape designed, complied and edited by Dan Hescock and by Bob LeBlond with text by Wardsboro author Amy Kleppner. Soft-cover.

$19.95- plus shipping; order by phone or Email. Copies also for sale at the Library and at all Friends events.

The Friends of the Wardsboro Library is a 501 (c) (3) corporation registered with the IRS and the state of Vermont.

Meetings are open to the public and there are no dues.

An annual meeting, open to all, is held on the first Wednesday of February to elect officers and adopt a budget.

The Friends group is a member of FOLUSA - Friends of Libraries USA.  This nationwide organization is a network of organizations and individuals who strive to support their public libraries.

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